Terran Alliance Sentinel Cruiser (462 CR)  All systems TL +4.

Hull (1,3,5): 11 10 9 8* 7  6 5 4* 3 2  1.

Engines (1,2): 8 8 7 6 6  5 4 3 3 2  1.

Shields (3,4): 2 2 2 2 2  2 1 1 1 1  1.

Weapons (5,6): 1: WZ, 2: W, 3: X, 4: Y, 5: Y, 6: Z.

Battery W: Primary Weapons (Energy):1-3/4-6/7-9, 2/4+/1/1, Range-Based ROF; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[HJ] [IK]

Battery X: Primary Weapons (Kinetic): 1-4/5-8/9-12, 2/4+/1/1, Range-Based ROF; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[G]

Battery Y: Torpedoes (Ballistic): 1-4/5-8/9-12, 2/4+/1/1, Fire-Linked; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF] [ABCDEF]

Battery Z: Point Defense (Kinetic): 1-2/3-4/---, 1/4+/1/1, Carronade; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF]

Special Equipment: Critical Hit Save (4+); Damage Control (3 dice); Hyperdrive; Marines (6); Teleports (3).

VBAM Statistics

Cost: 11; Maintenance: 5 (It is a Gunship); Defensive Value: 7; Anti-Ship: 21; Anti-Fighter: 2; Command Rating: 6; Command Cost:3.

Applying Interceptors to this conversion, the Interceptor would have the statistics:

1/2/3, 1/4+/1/1, Interceptor(KEB); Increased Hits; Repeating.

This would equal 10.35 and round up to 11. This would make a single 6-arc mount take up 77 Space Units. This is rather expensive, and will probably increase the Hull Size, if I add them to the converted ships.

Also, adding an Interceptor(1/2/3, 1/4+/1/1, Interceptor (B); Increased Hits; Repeating) to Point Defense as a second mode raises the SU cost of Point Defense from 7.245 (rounded up to 8) to 9.315 (rounded up to 10). This makes the cost of a Point defense Battery 70 SU.

Next, we have ships modified with Interceptors.

Terran Alliance Pilgrim Frigate ( 247 CR ).All systems TL +4.

Hull (1,3,5): 7 6 5 4* 3   2 1.

Engines (1,2): 11 10 8 7 5  4 2.

Shields (3,4): 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.

Weapons (5,6): 1: W, 2: X, 3: Y, 4: Z, 5: ---, 6: ---.

Battery W: Primary Weapons (Kinetic): 1-4/5-8/9-12, 1/4+/1/1, Range-Based ROF; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[G]

Battery X: Torpedoes (Ballistic): 1-4/5-8/9-12, 3/4+/1/1, Fire-Linked; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF]

Battery Y: Point Defense (Kinetic):  1-2/3-4/---, 1/4+/1/1, Carronade; Increased Hits; Repeating.

2nd mode: 1-2/3-4/5-6, 1/4+/1/1, Interceptor(B); Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF]

Battery Z: Interceptors (Energy):  1/2/3, 1/4+/1/1, Interceptor(KEB); Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF]

Special Equipment: Critical Hit Save (5+); Damage Control (2 dice); Hyperdrive; Marines (2); Teleporters (1).

VBAM Statistics

Cost: 10; Maintenance: 4; Defensive Value: 5; Anti-Ship: 16; Anti-Fighter: 1; Command Rating: 5; Command Cost:3.

Terran Alliance Razorthorn Battleship (1442 CR ) All systems are TL +4.

Hull (1,3,5): 24 23 22 21 20  19* 18 17 16 15  14 13* 12 11 10  9 8 7* 6 5  4 3 2 1.

Engines (1,2): 6 6 6 6 5  5 5 5 4 4  4 4 3 3 3  3 2 2 2 2  11 1 1.

Shields (3,4): 4 4 4 4 4  4 3 3 3 3  3 3 2 2 2  2 2 2 1 1  11 1 1.

Weapons (5,6): 1: UZ, 2: V, 3: W, 4: X, 5: Y, 6: Y.

Battery U: Primary Weapons & Turrets (Energy):  1-4/5-8/9-12, 2/4+/1/1, Range-Based ROF; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[HJ] [IK] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF]

Battery V: Primary Weapons (Kinetic): 1-4/5-8/9-12, 3/4+/1/1, Range-Based ROF; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[G]

Battery W: Torpedoes (Ballistic): 1-4/5-8/9-12, 3/4+/1/1, Fire-Linked; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF]

Battery X: Torpedoes (Ballistic): 1-4/5-8/9-12, 2/4+/1/1, Fire-Linked;Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF] [ABCDEF]

Battery Y: Point Defense (Kinetic): 1-2/3-4/---, 1/4+/1/1,Carronade; Increased Hits; Repeating.

2nd Mode 1-2/3-4/5-6, 1/4+/1/1,Interceptor (B); Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF]

Battery Z: Interceptors (Energy): 1/2/3, 1/4+/1/1,Interceptor (KEB); Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF]

Special Equipment; Critical Hit Save (3+); Damage Control (4 dice); Hyperdrive; Marines (10); Teleports (5).

VBAM Statistics:

Cost: 22; Maintenance: 7 (It is a Gunship); Defensive Value: 16; Anti-Ship: 33; Anti-Fighter: 5; Command Rating: 9; Command Cost: 4.

This still does not come as close as I would like to capturing the original flavor of the ships.

If we were to accept two other house rules, we could more closely approximate the original weapons on these ships. First, let us consider Co-axial Banks. These are weapons which not only can be fired together as a single weapon at the same target, but must be fired together and cannot be fired separately.

Let us take as an example: Co-axial A: 1-3/4-6/---, 2/4+/1/1, Carronade; Increased Hits; Repeating and Co-axial B: ---/7-12/13-18, 1/4+/1/1, Minimum Range; Increased Hits; Repeating. These form a single weapon which has four range bands. To see how to calculate with these, I will use them as the Port & Starboard Weapons of a Razorthorn. Co-axial A: 43.47 rounds up to 44; [HJ] [HJ] [HJ] [IK] [IK] [IK]: 44*(6+12)=792. 792*(9+6)/6=1320. Co-axial B: 43.47 rounds up to 44; [HJ] [HJ] [HJ] [IK] [IK][IK]: 44*(6+12) = 792. 792*(18+6)/18 = 1056. 792+792 = 1584 SU cost of weapon. 1320+1056 = 2376 ORAT of weapon.

But,you may protest, the range bands are not equal. Then, let us try this: Co-axial A: 1-4/5-8/---, 2/4+/1/1, Carronade; Increased Hits; Repeating and Co-axial B: ---/5-8/9-12, 1/4+/1/1, Minimum Range; Increased Hits; Repeating. Co-axial A: 57.96 rounds up to 58; [HJ] [HJ] [HJ] [IK] [IK] [IK]: 58*(6+12) -1044. 1044 * (12+6)/12 = 1566. Co-axial B: 28.98 rounds up to 29;[HJ] [HJ] [HJ] [IK] [IK] [IK]: 29*(6+12) = 522. 522*(12+6)/12 = 783. 1044+522 =1566 SU. 1566 +783 = 2349 ORAT. Since two of the bands overlap completely (the only circumstance in which all four bands can be exactly equal), this weapon's damage statistics have a bulge in the middle. Since most of the weapons in Firestorm Armada have the majority of their damage in mid-range, I shall proceed with this scheme.

If you're really trying to model FS:A as accurately as possible, the datagroup sizes should correspond to the maximum squadron sizes in the original game.  Having larger squadrons is a major edge for races like the Sorylians and (to a lesser degree) the Aquans, and that should be reflected in a port.

OTOH, the more I've played FS:A the more I question why anyone would want to.  The universe isn't that compelling, the rules are full of typos, the design system is easily broken, and the gameplay is about 50% slower than it needs to be because of rotten design.  Better to chuck the lame vestiges of the parent game and just stat the (relatively) cool ship minis to suit your own play style in Starmada.  Even then I don't know how you'd ever play with them on a hex map, but Starmada does work gridless as well.

This is the final version of the frigate.

Terran Alliance Pilgrim Frigate (315 CR) All systems are at TL +4.

Hull (1,3,5): 8 7 6 5* 4 3 2 1.

Engines (1,2): 11 10 9 7 6 5 3 2.

Shields (3,4): 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.

Weapons (5,6): 1: WZ, 2: W, 3: X, 4: X, 5: X, 6: Y.

Battery W: Primary Weapons (Kinetic):

Co-Axial A: 1-4/5-8/---, 2/4+/1/1, Carronade; Increased Hits; Repeating

Co-Axial B: ---/5-8/9-12, 1/4+/1/1, Minimum Range; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[G] [G]

Battery X; Torpedoes (Ballistic): 1-4/5-8/9-12, 1/4+/1/1,Fire-Linked; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF]

Battery Y: Point Defense (Kinetic): 1-2/3-4/---, 1/4+/1/1, Carronade; Increased Hits; Repeating.

2nd Mode: 1-2/3-4/5-6, 1/4+/1/1, Interceptor (B); Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF]

Battery Z: Interceptors (Energy): 1/2/3, 1/4=/1/1, Interceptors (KEB); Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF]

Special Equipment: Critical Hit Save (5+); Damage Control (2 dice); Datalink: Range 6 (1); Hyperdrive; Marines (2); Teleports (1).

Somewhat large for a Frigate, but very effective if you can maneuver to keep the target between Range 5 and Range 8.

I almost forgot these.

VBAM Statistics

Construction Costs: 11; Maintenance Costs: 4; Defensive Value: 5; Anti-Ship: 17; Anti-Fighter: 2; Command Rating: 5; Command Cost: 3.

These will be useful for those who use Victory By Any Means as their campaign mode.

This version of the Razorthorn Battleship is not the one with the closest weapon statistics, but it is the one most faithful to the notion that you should be able to split the fire from a battery between targets howsoever you please.

Terran Alliance Razorthorn Battleship (2,245 CR) All systems are TL +4.

Hull (1,3,5): 34 33 32 31 30  29 28 *27 26 25  24 23 22 21* 20  19 18 17 16 15  14* 13 12 11 10  9 8 7* 6 5  4 3 2 1.

Engines (1,2): 6 6 6 6 6  6 5 5 5 5  5 5 4 4 4  4 4 3 3 3  3 3 3 2 2   2 2 2 2 1  1 1 1 1.

Shields (3,4): 4 4 4 4 4  4 4 4 4 3  3 3 3 3 3  3 3 2 2 2  2 2 2 2 2  2 1 1 1 1  1 1 1 1.

Weapons (5,6): 1: VY, 2: VY, 3: VZ, 4: W, 5: X, 6: X.

Battery V: Primary Weapons & Turrets (Energy):

Co-Axial A:1-4/5-8/---, 2/4+/1/1, Carronade; Increased Hits; Repeating.

Co-Axial B:---/5-8/9-12, 1/4+/1/1, Minimum Range; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[HJ] [HJ] [HJ] [HJ] [IK] [IK] [IK] [IK] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF]

Battery W: Primary Weapons (Kinetic):

Co-Axial A: 1-4/5-8/---, 2/4+/1/1, Carronade; Increased Hits; Repeating.

Co-Axial B: ---/5-8/9-12, 1/4+/1/1, Minimum Range; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[G] [G] [G] [G]

Battery X: Torpedoes (Ballistic): 1-4/5-8/9-12, 1/4+/1/1, Fire-Linked; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF]

Battery Y: Point Defense (Kinetic): 1-2/3-4/---, 1/4+/1/1, Carronade; Increased Hits; Repeating.

2nd Mode: 1-2/3-4/5-6, 1/4+/1/1, Interceptor (B); Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF]

Battery Z: Interceptors (Energy): 1/2/3, 1/4+/1/1, Interceptor (KEB); Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF] [ABCDEF][ABCDEF]

Special Equipment; Critical Hit Save (2+); Damage Control (5 dice); Datalink: Range 6 (1); Hyperdrive; Marines (10); Teleports (5).

VBAM Statistics

Construction Cost: 27, Maintenance Cost: 8, Defensive Value: 23, Anti-Ship: 39, Anti-Fighter: 14, Command Rating: 11, Command Cost: 5.

In my personal house rules, ships take a penalty of Hull/25 (rounded down). This is applied as an addition to any To-Hit dice roll against the ship. This discourages the tendancy to build very large ships. This penalty only rises until Hull 125, where it makes the ship unmissable by anything but a dice roll of 1. From Hull 125 up, I penalize the ship by adding 1 to the cost of a turn for every additional Hull 125.This Penalty only rises until Hull 625, where it makes the Ship's course unchangeable except by accumulating Thrust over multiple turns (if you use that option). From Hull 625 up, I penalize the ship by adding 1 to any impact roll against the shields for every additional Hull 625.This eventually strips the ship of any shields, leaving only it's bloated mass as it's sole defense.

In the present case, it becomes easier by 1 to hit the ship. One could, by analogy to Counter-measures, divide by 1.5 in calculating the Defense Rating. This would make the Combat Rating 1847 CR and reflect the fact that, in some ways, increasing the Hull Size has reduced the combat efficiency. The VBAM Stats would reflect this by keeping the Construction Cost the same, but reducing the Defensive Value to 22.

I have tried this, but I don't have my notes ready to hand. As I recall, I was trying to replicate the statistics of some minor StarFleet Battles weapons, but I had difficulties, especially with those weapons whose Damage declines with an increase in the size of the Target. I could probably have used Anti-Fighter Only to fix this, but I don't think it was part of the rules then.

The Public Library here is shutting down for a few weeks (to put Radio Frequency Identification Tags on everything movable ), so it may be a while before I can get to a computer and properly answer your question.

Before we consider the matter of carriers, we must consider the question of fighters. The fighters in Firestorm Armada have been revised since the publication of the Rulebook. The website has sheets of fleet statistics for download. The fighter speeds have been reduced (probably for purposes of game balance) and this makes them easier to convert into Starmada. The small sizes of Firestorm Armada Wings (in the original game,the term seems to refer to single fighters, but in this conversion, I am letting the number of guns that a Wing can fire be represented by the number of fighters in a Starmada flight) make it necessary to bend the rule for the minimum size of the flight. There is adequate precedent for doing this to accomadate the requirements of a specific background.

I also find that I have to add the trait Increased Hits to Fighters. As the existing Fighter Traits seem to require, as a modifier, that we take the Square Root of an existing Weapons Trait Modifier and round it down, Increased Hits (Fighter) = Square Root 2.3 (rounded down) = 1.5.

Assaulters (Breachers) = (Square Root (201(by the Starmada Admiralty Annex Rulebook)*(2+1)Squared*15/4/6))*1.5*1.7(rounded up) = 86. 86*0.5 (TL +4) = 43.

Bombers = (Square Root (183* (4+1)Squared*12/4/6))*0.8*1.5*1.7(rounded up) = 98.  98*0.5 (TL +4) = 49.

Interceptors = (Square Root (183* (3+1)Squared*18/4/6))0.8*1.5*1.7(rounded up) = 96. 96*0.5 (TL +4) = 48.

Fighters = (Square Root (183* (3+1)Squared*18/4/6))*1.5*1.7(rounded up) = 120. 120*0.5 (TL +4) = 60.

In the above figures, 0.8 is the modifier for Interceptors or Bombers, 1.5 is the modifier for Increased Hits (Fighter), and 1.7 is the modifier for Repeating (Fighters).

Repeating this in standard format:

Assaulters (Breachers): Size 2 - Speed  15 - Attack 4+-Defense 0, Increased Hits; Repeating (43 Capacity).

Bombers: Size 4 - Speed 12 - Attack 4+-Defense 0, Bomber; Increased Hits; Repeating (49 Capacity).

Interceptors: Size 3 - Speed 18 - Attack 4+-Defense 0, Interceptor; Increased Hits; Repeating (48 Capacity).

Fighters: Size 3 - Speed 18 - Attack 4+-Defense 0, Increased Hits; Repeating (60 Capacity).

The largest of these will be multiplied by the number of Wings on the ship to determine Carrier Capacity. Unfortunately, these are not close enough in size to prevent someone from cramming in a couple of extra breachers above the intended complement, but this is likely unimportant as long as there are enough marines.

The new VBAM/Starmada conversion rules make some revision necessary for alternate Datalink Statistics. They will also mean that I will need to heavily edit the final versions of the Razorthorn, the Sentinel, and the Pilgrim.

Datalink Range-------Datalink Size----------DRAT Modifier

2-----------------------1%----------------------*1.1

3-----------------------2%----------------------*1.1

4-----------------------3%----------------------*1.2

5-----------------------5%----------------------*1.2

6-----------------------7%----------------------*1.3

7-----------------------10%---------------------*1.4

8-----------------------13%---------------------*1.6

9-----------------------16%---------------------*1.7

10----------------------20%---------------------*1.8

I don't know whether or not the new version still has Command Center. It does have a method for increasing Command Rating, so I may recalculate using this though it will be more expensive.

Version with Interceptors:

Terran Guardian class point Escort (95 CR) All Systems are TL +4.

Hull (1,3,5): 3 2 1.

Engines (1,2): 6 4 2.

Shields (3,4): 1 1 1.

Weapons (5,6): 1: Z, 2: Z, 3: ---, 4: ---, 5: ---, 6: ---.

Battery Z: Point Defense: 1-2/3-4/---, 1/4+/1/1, Carronade; Increased Hits; Repeating.

[ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF]

Special Equipment: Damage Control (1 die); Datalink: Range 6 (1); Hyperdrive.

VBAM Statistics

Cost: 6; Maintenance: 1; Defensive Value: 3; Anti-Ship: 8; Anti-Fighter: 0; Command Rating: 3; Command Cost: 2.